Links 8 August 2013

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Global Macro/Markets:

North America:

  • Another Dumb Idea: “Eminent domain” for Underwater Mortgages – Calculated Risk
  • Fed Will Need Treasury’s Help Exiting QE – Business Insider
  • BofA Put Toxic Debt in Bond as Staff Resisted, U.S. Says – Bloomberg
  • Washington Edges Warily Into Housing – New York Times
  • The Fed’s Terminal Dilemma: When to Begin ‘the Great Unwind’ – pbs.org

Europe:

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  • BOE won’t raise rates until unemployment falls below 7% – The AFR
  • Chancellor’s response to the Monetary Policy Committee’s assessment ‘Monetary policy trade-offs and forward guidance’ – gov.uk
  • Interest rates to remain low until well after 2015 election, says Carney – theguardian.com
  • Analysis: Euro and emerging economies and equities switch tracks – Reuters
  • Monetary Policy and the Eurozone – diw.de
  • Why It’s Time to Pay Attention to Europe Again – blackrockblog.com

Asia:

Local:

  • Housing policy: more than just rate cuts – News.com.au
  • The political stupidity of GST reform – Business Spectator
  • BHP’s Mackenzie walks into a low-cost slowdown – Business Spectator
  • BHP shuns China iron ore price cut plea – The Australian
  • Dudded by damn lies and statistics – The Age
  • Coalition’s tax cuts artithmetically challenged – The Age
  • First home buyers struggle with house prices – The AFR
  • Business row over GST, parental leave – The AFR

Other:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.